Also referred to as combustion installations in DEC's regulations, boilers, furnaces, and generators are located in just about every facility in New York State. Boilers and furnaces generate heat for buildings whereas generators make electricity. In either case, boilers/furnaces/generators burn fossil fuels, resulting in air emissions of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and particulates.

Click here to see a listing of all the Clean Air News developed by SBEAP.

• Is your furnance or boiler exempt?
• Registration/Permit for larger boilers.
• Which BTU rating should I use for my boiler?
• Wood fired boilers
• Do you operate a generator?

• How to Handle Various Waste Streams at Your Business

• General Permits for Small Combustion and Heating Units (pdf)
  A summary of the intent and applicability of these general permits.
• Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) for Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx) (pdf)
  A summary of the applicability and requirements of Part 227-2.
• Using NYS Air Permit Limits to Avoid RACT for NOx  (pdf)
  A summary of the ways in which combustion sources can cap their emissions below the NOx RACT applicability thresholds.

• Clean Air Alert for Small Combustion Installations

• American Boiler Manufacturers Association
• American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc.